Twitter and Muhammadiyah Response in Overcoming Covid-19 Outbreak in Indonesia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue IX, September 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

Twitter and Muhammadiyah Response in Overcoming Covid-19 Outbreak in Indonesia

Aji Deni

Lecturer of Political Science Of University Muhammadiyah North Maluku Indonesian

Abstract: Muhammadiyah as one of the largest religious Islamic organizations in Indonesia who have the most health and education business and spread in various regions of Indonesia. This article aims to analyze the responsiveness of Muhammadiyah in the face of the Pandemic Coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19). This article uses qualitative analysis of social media. NVivo 12 Plus Software was utilized for data analysis. The ncapture feature was used to explore Twitter’s accounts, @muhammadiyah, @PPAisyiyah, @ppnasyiah, @mucovid19, @mpkuppmuh, @lazismu, @majalahSM, @TVMuhammadiyah, @diktilitbang. The analysis of Muhammadiyah’s responsiveness through multiple Twitter accounts is one form of infomedic with the presentation of accurate and varied information. Analysis results showed that the dissemination of information on Muhammadiyah’s responsiveness through Twitter accounts illustrates more integrated responsiveness in the form of information dissemination through Muhammadiyah TV, the Muhammadiyah Sound magazine, an integrated plague management through the Muhammadiyah Covid-19 Command Center, the patient’s health service policy through several Muhammadiyah hospitals, aid and donations, prevention and health education campaigns through PP Muhammadiyah, PP Aisyiyah, PP Nasyiatul to various regions in Indonesia.

Keywords: Twitter, Response, Prevention, Muhammadiyah, Covid-19

I. INTRODUCTION

Muhammadiyah is the second largest Muslim organization in Indonesia, and one of the largest and oldest social welfare organizations in Indonesia that manages thousands of schools, clinics, hospitals, and universities, as one of the most active private disaster relief institutions in the country, even recognized in international political discourse about humanitarian aid (Bush, 2015). The capital of Muhammadiyah is mobilization, professionalism, and institutionalization as a disaster response partner with a wide network of volunteers in the field, his experience in providing services especially in the field of health and education (Bush, Ibid.). Since its inception, Muhammadiyah’s response through PKU (assistant affliction of Ummat) takes an inclusive approach to humanitarian issues in providing social services to underprivileged groups and that this is claimed to be ‘ without religious and racial discrimination or social group (Fauzia, 2017), as evidence of Da’wah reform by Muhammadiyah (Nashir, 2015:4). Muhammadiyah’s charitable efforts in health, social services and community empowerment have a broad influence that improves the quality of life and welfare of Muslims in particular, and in general society. Muhammaidyah presents Islam as an embodied solution to many of the problems faced by contemporary society (Shokheh, et al, 2018). Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah in public sector health services always reach poor and lagged groups (Sciortino et al., 2010). The spirit of Muhammadiyah’s public service as a form of this implemented social service has been modified several times but in general continues to be maintained (Burhani, 2019).
Since the spread of Corona viruses in Indonesia, the government and various Muhammadiyah communities have

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